Scope and Contents
The Ara W. McLaughlin Diaries contain two original diaries, transcripts of the diaries, and a photocopy of diary #1. The collection also contains a reprint of a drawing of the battleship Oregon, presumably owned by McLaughlin.
Dates
- 1898-1899
Creator
- McLaughlin, Ara W. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Conditions Governing Use note
Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical/Historical note
Ara W. McLaughlin was born on 21 December 1873. At the age of twenty-four, he volunteered as a soldier for the United States in the Spanish-American War. Beginning his journey from his home in Oregon City, Oregon, McLaughlin traveled down the Pacific co.
Ara W. McLaughlin was born on 21 December 1873. At the age of twenty-four, McLaughlin volunteered as a soldier for the United States in the Spanish-American War. Beginning his journey from his home in Oregon City, Oregon, McLaughlin traveled down the Pacific coast by way of train.
While stationed in San Francisco, McLaughlin made several observations about the city, including brief commentary on the schools in San Francisco, as well as information regarding his trip to the U.S. Mint. From San Francisco, McLaughlin was shipped to Hawaii and then onto the Philippines. In the Philippines, McLaughlin was stationed in numerous places, including Manila Bay and Cuartel de España.
The first journal details McLaughlin’s experience beginning in Oregon, continuing to California and Hawaii. The last half of the first journal includes McLaughlin’s time in the Philippines. McLaughlin’s second journal describes various skirmishes in which he was involved, in addition to McLaughlin’s journey home at the close of the war.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of two original diaries, transcripts of the diaries, and a photocopy of diary no. 1. The collection also contains a reprint of a drawing of the battleship Oregon, presumably owned by McLaughlin.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase in 2002.
General Physical Description note
2 containers
Processing Information
Collection processed by Keisha Janney, March 2002.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Diaries -- 19th century Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Campaigns -- Philippines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Ara W. McLaughlin diaries
- Status
- Preliminary Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
- Date
- c2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
